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'We answer with a smile': Roma starlet Zaniolo’s mother responds to 'wh*re' chants from rival fans Roma midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo’s Insta-famous mother has responded to X-rated chants from rival fans, telling them “it’s better to be envied than to be pitied.” Francesca Costa, 41, was the subject of abuse from Parma fans when they took on her son's team in Serie A at the weekend, with chants translating as "Zaniolo’s mother is a wh*re." It’s not the first time the 20-year-old midfield ace’s mother has been targeted with sexist chants, but on this occasion Costa hit back with a message to her 3780,000 Instagram followers.   “To the sexist chants we answer with a smile. Always,” she wrote on her Instagram stories. “It is better to be envied than pitied...

Poland’s President Duda reappoints PM Morawiecki after ruling party won 2nd term Poland’s outgoing prime minister has been given the task of forming a new government following an election that gave the ruling right-wing party a second term in power. President Andrzej Duda appointed Mateusz Morawiecki the new premier on Thursday at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, AP said. The new cabinet is expected to made up of mostly the same ministers linked to the ruling Law and Justice party, but Morawiecki is expected to pay special attention to EU matters and to climate. The PM vowed to seek good responses to the “challenges facing the world and Poland.” Poland’s President Duda reappoints PM Morawiecki after ruling party won 2nd term Source: RT

New EU Commission at risk of being delayed as UK won’t name new candidate With election campaigning in full swing for its December 12 election, Britain has informed its European Union partners that it will not name a new commissioner to the EU’s executive arm despite an obligation to do so. Britain’s envoy to Brussels, Tim Barrow, sent a letter to EU headquarters informing them of London’s decision, AP reports. “We have written to the EU to confirm that pre-election guidance states the UK should not normally make nominations for international appointments during this period,” Barrow’s office said on Thursday. London routinely affirms that it wants to respect EU rules and not impede the functioning of the bloc as long as it’s a member. The commission has twice written to Britis...

Kuwait’s govt resigns after grilling by parliament on infrastructure Kuwait’s Cabinet submitted its resignation on Thursday, days after the country’s minister of public works announced she would step down after being grilled by parliament. Some lawmakers had accused Jenan Ramadan, who is also minister of state for housing, of failing to fix infrastructure and roads that were damaged in massive floods in 2018. Ten lawmakers had reportedly filed a no-confidence motion against her. Ramadan had claimed that she should not be held responsible for issues that precede her time as minister. There was also reportedly an effort underway among lawmakers to request to grill the country’s powerful Deputy PM and Interior Minister Shiekh Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah, AP reports. The government ...